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SYLVIA BLACKBURNIJE. 
of white ; crown, fine ash ; legs, brown ; bill, black. 
Markings of the female not known. 
102 SYLVIA BLACKBUHNIJE, LATHAM AND WILSON. 
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. 
WILSON, PLATE XXIIL FIG. III. 
This is another scarce species in Pennsylvania, making 
its appearance here about the beginning of May; and 
again in September on its return, hut is seldom seen 
here during the middle of summer. It is an active, 
silent bird. Inhabits also the State of New York, from 
whence it was first sent to Europe. Mr Latham has 
numbered this as a variety of the yellow-fronted 
warbler, a very different species. The specimen sent 
to Europe, and first described by Pennant, appears also 
to have been a female, as the breast is said to be yellow, 
instead of the brilliant orange with which it is orna- 
mented. Of the nest and habits of this bird I can give 
no account, as there is not more than one or two of 
these birds to be found here in a season, even with the 
most diligent search. 
The Blackburnian warbler is four inches and a half 
long, and seven in extent ; crown, black, divided by a 
line of orange ; the black again bounded on the outside 
by a stripe of rich orange passing over the eye ; under 
the eye, a small touch of orange yellow ; whole throat 
and breast, rich fiery orange, bounded by spots and 
streaks of black ; belly, dull yellow, also streaked with 
black ; vent, w hite ; back, black, skirted wfith ash ; 
wings the same, marked with a large lateral spot of 
w 7 hite ; tail, slightly forked ; the interior vanes of the 
three exterior feathers, white ; cheeks, black ; bill and 
legs, brown. The female is yellow where the male is 
orange ; the black streaks are also more obscure and 
less numerous. 
